Age-related cataracts and Prdx6: Correlation between severity of lens opacity, age and the level of Prdx 6 expression

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1081-1084

  Hasanova, N ^a   Kubo, E ^a   Kumamoto, Y ^a   Takamura, Y ^a   Akagi, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEROXIREDOXIN; PROTEIN PRDX6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEROXIREDOXIN VI; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68049110205     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2008.152272     Document Type: Article

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